Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, SP7
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- PROPERTY TYPE
Detached
- BEDROOMS
5
- BATHROOMS
4
- SIZE
5,629 sq ft
523 sq m
- TENUREDescribes how you own a property. There are different types of tenure - freehold, leasehold, and commonhold.Read more about tenure in our glossary page.
Freehold
Key features
- Spacious village house in about 1.8 acres
- Private gardens and grounds
- Swimming Pool with Pool/Entertainment Room
- One Bedroom Annexe
- Village with amenities
Description
The property is approached off the lane through timber gates onto a tarmac area with car parking and a single garage. The majority of the garden lies to the south and west of Knapp House. To the south there is an attractive stone terrace accessed from the drawing room together with a large terraced area accessed from the garden room, which leads to an expansive area of lawn flanked by well stocked flower and shrub borders. There are some magnificent specimen trees including oak, copper beech, acacia and conifers. The garden is well screened and completely private.
To the south of the swimming pool, tall beech hedging divides the former orchard (with plum and apple trees) and the vegetable garden from the more formal gardens. Adjoining the swimming pool there is an impressive vaulted pool house/entertaining room with a stone tile floor and separate shower leading out onto the large south facing terrace. Adjoining the terrace to the east of the pool house there is a separate building comprising an office/gym and a separate bedroom with en-suite shower room and a garage.
Services: Mains water, electricity and private treatment plant. Oil Fired Central Heating and Bottled Calor Gas for the Range Cooker.
Council Tax: Band G
EPC: Band E
Local Authorities:
Knapp House lies in the centre of Fontmell Magna, a popular village close to the edge of the Cranborne Chase lying between Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum to the South. The village has a thriving community together with a village shop/post office, a pub, a church, a village hall, and a primary school. The village is close to the scenic Fontmell Down and the pretty Springhead Trust Gardens. The local towns of Shaftesbury and Blandford Forum both have a wide range of shops, banks and supermarkets together with secondary schools and small hospitals. There is a mainline railway station at Gillingham with service to London Waterloo. For further shopping, Salisbury is to the east, Bath to the north, Sherborne to the west and Bournemouth to the south; all are within an hour’s drive along with the beautiful Dorset coast.
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Particulars- COUNCIL TAXA payment made to your local authority in order to pay for local services like schools, libraries, and refuse collection. The amount you pay depends on the value of the property.Read more about council Tax in our glossary page.
- Band: G
- PARKINGDetails of how and where vehicles can be parked, and any associated costs.Read more about parking in our glossary page.
- Garage,Driveway
- GARDENA property has access to an outdoor space, which could be private or shared.
- Yes
- ACCESSIBILITYHow a property has been adapted to meet the needs of vulnerable or disabled individuals.Read more about accessibility in our glossary page.
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Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury, SP7
NEAREST STATIONS
Distances are straight line measurements from the centre of the postcode- Gillingham (Dorset) Station6.8 miles
About the agent
Being based in the centre of Shaftesbury, we are ideally located to serve a wide area including The Blackmore Vale; The Nadder, Wylye and Chalke Valleys; Cranborne Chase, the Deverill's and surrounding towns and villages.
If you are thinking of selling your house, we would be delighted to hear from you.
We offer a free valuation of your property, along with step by step guidance and advice about the selling process. Due to our being a small office we pride ourselves in being able
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